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Doogie mouse

Doogie mouse noun: a mouse whose synapses have been enhanced by long-term potentiation, used in scientific experiments.

Noun

Doogie mouse (plural Doogie mice)

  1. A mouse whose synapses have been enhanced by long-term potentiation, used in scientific experiments.
    • When the mice returned, the Doogie mice remembered the old object, and devoted their time to exploring the new one. The normal mice, however, spent an equal amount of time exploring both objects.2013, Mark Shepherd, Mastering the National Admissions Test for Law, page 128

Forms of Doogie mouse

pluralDoogie mice

Origin of Doogie mouse

Named after the genius protagonist of the TV series Doogie Howser, M.D..

Questions about Doogie mouse

What does Doogie mouse mean?
Doogie mouse means a mouse whose synapses have been enhanced by long-term potentiation, used in scientific experiments.
What part of speech is Doogie mouse?
Doogie mouse is a noun.
What is the plural of Doogie mouse?
The plural of Doogie mouse is Doogie mice.

Words near Doogie mouse in the dictionary

  1. doog
  2. doogh
  3. doogheno
  4. Doogie
  5. Doogie mice
  6. Doogie mouse
  7. Doohan
  8. doohickey
  9. doohickeys
  10. doohickie
  11. doohickies

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